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In 2019, Art for Albania invited local artists, including many from within the Home Church congregation, to support the Moravian Church in Albania through the exhibition and sale of art. Enormously successful, Art for Albania hosted dozens of artists, providing each an elegant opportunity to display and sell their work. Simultaneously, the Sale generated substantial resources to support the work of the Moravians in Albania. The Moravian Church in Albania ministers to some of the neediest people in all of Europe, people who endured decades of communist rule, and who now suffer continuous physical, emotional and spiritual want. The Moravian Church is the Presence of Christ to the needy people it serves.
This year Art for Albania returns on October 11 and will be held as before in the Salem Fine Arts Center. Whether you consider yourself a successful selling artist or simply a lover of creating art, you are invited to become a part of Art for Albania 2025. The show will include graphic work and paintings, fiber and fabric work, pottery and sculpture, jewelry, collage and more. Limited openings exist in any art show of this kind. Home Church artists are given opportunity to participate before any invitation is released to the wider arts community.
In addition to inviting artists to show and sell their work through Art for Albania, the planners hope also that Home Church members will donate existing work from their personal collections. Donations of original work, giclees, limited addition prints and art in any medium will be welcomed. If you have art that you would be willing to contribute to Art for Albania, be assured that the sale of your donated work will benefit struggling Moravian ministries in Albania and the people they serve.
To learn more, or to receive a Prospectus detailing the terms for artist participation, contact David Piner at wdavidpiner@gmail.com or call David at 336-408-6981. Please mark your calendars for Art for Albania, October 11, 2025, 9:00AM to 3:00PM. And spread the word personally and through social media. Come, enjoy the fun, and support the Albania Moravian Church’s crucial work among the least of our brothers and sisters.
- August 05, Tuesday at 7:30 pm, Salem Square, FREE: Super Heroes Film Fest!
Re-live your favorite super hero movies with Salem Band! Music from The Avengers, Captain America, Superman, and the Dark Knight. You’ll hear music from favorite women super heroes Mary Poppins and Pocahontas, plus music by Tchaikovsky and Gershwin, with vocal soloist Anna Wade.
Pre-concert music by the Salem Band Saxophone Quartet at 6:45 pm.
FREE in Salem Square, Old Salem, Winston-Salem. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and a picnic.
Established in 1771, Salem Band is the oldest, continuous mixed wind ensemble in the nation.
Eileen Young, Music Director.
Thank you for supporting Salem Band!
Women of Home Church:
Register Now for this Year’s Retreat!
Faith like a Child:
Reclaiming theological play as faithful practice
Living into Luke 18: 15-17
Somewhere along the path to adulthood, we lose bits and pieces of our childlike curiosity and creativity. During this retreat, we will spend time reclaiming some of the playfulness and multi-sensory engagement that can enrich our faith journey and awaken theological play we may have forgotten.
We will revisit familiar childhood scripture stories and engage them with movement, art, picture books, and more, to cultivate the excitement with which we heard the stories for the first time. In doing so, these stories can better grow with us for a lifetime of faith formation. Come and play in this adult “praygound” space and learn to embrace faith like a child.
- Be Curious Like a Child: A willingness to ask “Why?” even when we drive the adults crazy!
- Engage Our Senses Like a Child: Once we are adults, people think we suddenly stop learning through play and multi-sensory input. Let’s reclaim playfulness and movement as part of our spiritual practice.
- Creative Reflection and Expression: Get dirty and create something that calls us into a practice of contemplative prayer.
What: 2025 Women’s Retreat
When: September 19-21, 2025
Where: Higgins Lodge, Laurel Ridge Moravian Camp
Cost: $225 (double), $350 (single). Includes room, six meals (Friday dinner-Sunday lunch) and retreat leadership.
Financial assistance for the retreat is available; please contact Katrina Bodford for more information.
We are excited to welcome Jami Vandock, Director of Faith Formation at Raleigh Moravian Church, as our retreat leader.
Registration is now open! Register online here or visit the church office to get a print form.
For more information contact Katrina Bodford at 336-924-4039 or ksbodford@gmail.com.
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